Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
829 FZUS63 KDTX 201348 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 948 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 For waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on Lake Huron Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. .SYNOPSIS...High pressure, 29.90 inches, holds through the end of the weekend. A cold front will bring scattered to numerous showers and possibly some thunderstorms to a greater portion of the Great Lakes starting this afternoon and evening. Some slightly elevated wind gusts are possible with the front across northern Lake Huron with the front, but otherwise, light winds continue through the weekend with high pressure in control. LHZ361-202200- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 948 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light and variable. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon...then veering to the northwest late in the evening. A chance of showers. Rain showers likely late in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ362-363-202200- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 948 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers late in the morning. Rain showers likely late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northeast in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-202200- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 948 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming light and variable early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. Showers likely late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the evening...then backing to the north in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ461-202200- MAFOR 2015/ HURON NORTH 11410 12310 11300 11306 11300 12400. A chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 11400 14300 12400 11500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. A chance of showers Saturday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ MV Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftable (all lower case) Graphical marine forecasts are available online at weather.gov/greatlakes (all lower case)